So…Where Are We Now? VC Viewpoint on InsurTech Funding Trends
Long seen as ripe for innovation, the insurance industry attracted significant attention from venture capital investors over the last few years. A renewed focus on ...
Content from Matthew Jones
Matthew Jones leads venture investing at Transverse Ventures, an insurance-focused investment fund backed by a range of industry participants. He most recently served as Chief Strategy Officer at Cowbell, a U.S. cyber insurance MGA. Prior to this role, he served as Managing Director at Anthemis, where he had responsibility for investing in companies across insurance and risk management. Jones started his career at Swiss Re in London, later spending time at the head office in Zurich working on strategy and corporate development.
InsurTech in the Public Markets: Lessons From the Rush That Put Them in Hot Water
For the last eight years, InsurTech has had an incredible run. Capital has poured into privately-held companies tackling opportunities across the industry. Every quarter seemed to attract more and ...
Glimmers of Hope in the Insurer Software Market
In contrast to their direct-to-consumer counterparts, startups developing software for insurance companies have commanded lower valuations and fewer headlines. While some are doing great work in ...
VC Viewpoint: The Insurance Carrier Is Back in Fashion
As money began to flow into InsurTechs back in 2014 and 2015, these companies essentially fell into two categories: You were either a provider of technology to insurance companies or a distributor of ...
Solving the InsurTech Dilemma: Should I Stay an MGA or Become a Carrier?
Every MGA should not transition to a carrier model. Consider your technology, competitive dynamics, team and access to reinsurance and scalability when contemplating such a change. Technology We have ...
AI Insurance: Who Is Insuring the Algorithms?
There are some algorithms in life that, even with the very best marketing, don't really matter too much. For example, if Netflix's recommendation algorithm points me toward the first episode of a ...